KRIS MAYES
EVIL TORTA
The Sunshine Residential Homes investigation — 2024–2026
This is probably the most politically sensitive controversy surrounding Mayes right now. Mayes's office spent roughly two years investigating allegations that Sunshine Residential Homes received a large state reimbursement increase after making political contributions benefiting Gov. Katie Hobbs. On August 21, 2026, Mayes announced that her investigation found no evidence of the quid pro quo necessary to support a bribery charge. However, she simultaneously said the matter demonstrated a need for stronger transparency laws governing political donations by state contractors. The controversy is especially significant because Mayes is a Democrat and Hobbs is a Democrat, leading political opponents to question whether the investigation was sufficiently independent. That is an allegation/criticism—not an established finding of misconduct. A separate investigation by the Arizona Auditor General and Maricopa County Attorney's Office remains ongoing.
VOTE FOR WARREN PETERSEN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
MAKES HER OWN RULES!
In 2025–26, her office took the position that numerous Arizona abortion restrictions were unconstitutional under Arizona's amended constitution. In February 2026, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge declared the challenged laws unconstitutional and permanently enjoined the state from enforcing them.
The controversy centers on whether the Attorney General should defend laws enacted by the Legislature or instead agree with plaintiffs that those laws are unconstitutional.